If you believe the forecast, there does not appear to be much hint of Windows Mobile in the air tonight at CES -- this even though Samsung was among the smartphone manufacturers demonstrating new commitments to WM6. Whether or...

The Google Nexus One will be changing the mobile industry forever, possibly to a greater extent compared to Apple's iPhone. It is still too early to appreciate the paradigm shift that the search giant will be exerting on the...

Oracle Corporation, the California based software behemoth, has announced the acquisition of Silver Creek Systems, a Colorado based data quality vendor which offers software that simplifies and standardised product description...

Steve Ballmer, the charismatic CEO of Microsoft, will be unveiling the company’s very own version of an interactive, tablet style PC at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas today, where he is scheduled to deliver a...

Ulf Michael "Monty" Widenius' campagin to thwart Oracle's move to buy up open source database MySQL through its acquisition of Sun is garnering support. Widenius is the main author of the original version of the open-source MySQL...

Amazon.com, the online retail giant behind the best-selling e-reader Kindle, has decided to make the DX version with Global Wireless connectivity, available in over 100 countries outside US at a price tag of $489.  The...

Respected website, Billshrink, published an article about the respective costs of owning Google's new Nexus One, Apple's iPhone 3GB 8GB, the Motorola Milestone and the Palm Pre. One problem is that the article was only for...

Lenovo today announced the industry’s first hybrid PC with a detachable screen. The IdeaPad U1 is engineered to provide consumers with two PCs in one device – each with its own processor and operating system –...

Apple is all set to announce the launch dates for the highly anticipated Apple Tablet PC later this month, a person familiar with the project has reported. The anonymous source also mentioned that the product will start shipping...

Rumours abound that Microsoft bully boy Steve Ballmer will bounce onto the stage at this year's CES clutching a Microsoft-branded tablet computer built by Hewlett Packard. Whether the new device will look anything like the ugly,...

ATM and Debit cards issued by several German banks have been rendered useless due to an unprecedented glitch in the microchips embedded in many of the cards as the chips were unable to recognise the year 2010.  The DSGV,...

Cybersitter LLC, the software company which was formerly known as SolidOak, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Chinese government and several prominent computer manufacturers including Sony and Lenovo. The...

A petition filed last month by the MySQL creator and co-founder Michael "Monty" Widenius to stop Oracle from buying out the open source database has gathered support from 14,000 signatories. In an attempt to stop the takeover,...

Polycom Inc. has announced that it has joined forces with computer giant IBM to bring in video conferencing services intended for consumer use, according to a report from Reuters. The duo is planning to introduce collaboratively...

While there is incessant buzz over Apple launching a tablet computer device sometime later this month, a recent patent application uncovered by the Baltimore Sun is pointing towards a system that could create virtual 3D images on...

This spring, Cisco will launch trials with Verizon and France Telecom around HDTV-enabled videoconferencing, with commercial applications in health care, "family-to-family," and musical entertainment likely to follow starting in...

3M has unveiled a 22-inch high definition display which takes multi touch technology to a whole new level. The snappily-named M2256PW is capable of recognising up to ten finger touch input with response times of around...

Apple Inc. has claimed that a massive three billion iPhone and iPod Touch apps have been downloaded from its signature App Store unveiled back 18 months ago. Launched on 10 July 2008, Apple’s App Store now offers more than...

Internet-only publications will face the same regulations as newspapers for the first time under an extension to the powers of newspaper industry self-regulator body the Press Complaints Commission (PCC). After a consultation...

Asus has unveiled a raft of new notebook computers at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with a heavy emphasis on entertainment. Powered by Intel's Core processors, the new N K and U series thigh warmers feature...

Virgin Media has been named as the UK’s fastest broadband service provider by a notable margin, as per the latest stats unleashed by the internet comparison website Broadband.co.uk. The website, which claims to have tested...

A suspected drug dealer has been collared because of his massive addiction to... World of Warcraft. The interactive online fantasy role playing game, nicknamed Warcrack in some circles - because you just have to keep going back...

PandaLabs, the anti-malware arm of Panda Security reckons it detected some 25 million new strains of malware during 2009, making it the outstanding trend of the last 12 months. To put that in context, the malware total for the...

You can already buy the Google Nexus for £362 + VAT from here and get it shipped directly from the US to your premises via DHL International. Note that you will likely pay 17.5 percent VAT or around £63,...

Ralph de la Vega, the CEO of AT&T Mobility (the company's wireless arm) announced at the AT&T Developer Summit in Palm Springs today that the carrier will be selling two phones running Palm's Linux-based webOS.  De...

The TomTom Start, available in Europe, is now coming to the United States as the TomTom EASE, which will serve as the company's entry-level device.  The EASE features a simple two-icon touch screen, text-to -speech...

Criminals at the high-security Broadmoor psychiatric hospital are reported to have been provided with Nintendo Wiis to help themselves stay fit whilst undergoing their treatment. A report published in The Sun has noted that...

Dell's Mini 3 Android smartphone is coming to the United States via AT&T after the computer maker previously forged deals with China Mobile and Brazil's Claro.  The Mini 3 sports a 3.5-inch touchscreen, 3G and WiFi, and...

Alan Ellis, founder of popular BitTorrent tracker OiNK, appeared in court at Teeside yeterday, charged with conspiracy to defraud the music industry. Oink was a fine BitTorrent music tracker until shut down by Dutch and British...

DivX has a long history of trying to reinvent itself and this year at CES 2010, the company is attempting yet another shift: becoming an Internet TV platform for the living room.  DivX TV will stream online media content to...

After being reported by Opera Software to the European Commission for providing Internet Explorer web browser pre-installed in its Windows OS, Microsoft has now been threatened with a class-action lawsuit by an Italian consumer...

Consumers said quite clearly that they just don't want another "box" hanging outside their PCs. That's why, this year, set-top box (STB) technology is being relocated inside the guts of HDTVs.  Last year, Netgear showed off...

Microsoft Corp, the world’s biggest computer software company, has announced the pricing for its Microsoft Office 2010, which is currently available for user testing. Microsoft has mentioned that it will offer the Office...

Nokia has thrown another law suit at Apple alleging patent violations. Things are certainly heating up between two leaders of the smartphone market. In papers filed in a Delaware court in the United States on December 29, Nokia...

Following the release of the Google Nexus One phone, which is a SIM Free, unlocked mobile phone available for purchase from the US, we have compiled a list of the best SIM only deals currently available. One of the best deals...

Google's new phone, the Nexus One, will be available in the UK on the Vodafone network  in the spring, but those who want it now  can buy direct from Google. Google executives are calling the Nexus One a "superphone",...

So the Nexus One is already out and Vodafone has already been announced as the only official mobile phone operator for the Google-branded mobile phone. At around £325 SIM Free and unlocked, Google's Android...

Only the greater minds at Google know why the search engine behemoth decided to launch the Nexus one and compete directly with the members of the Open Handset Alliance, an entity created to promote Google's Android-based...

It's a busy morning before the CES show floor opens, and it's the one day of the year when you're guaranteed lots of exciting news from the biggest names in consumer electronics. Betanews' Tim Conneally reports live from...